You, a tyrannical ruler, roam the heavens; you cannot understand my joy.

Lu Zuo's plan is to work with Chu Yunlong and others to eliminate the hidden threat posed by Hua Gu Yao Ji.

Otherwise, he wouldn't dare to leave Jiankang easily and travel incognito.

A key part of this plan is to work together!

Hearing that the battle was tense, he was more anxious than anyone else. He immediately gathered his strength in both feet, his body shooting out rapidly, covering more than ten feet in a flash, and then ran across the open field, plunging headlong into the dense forest.

Su Yanzhi followed behind, trying her best to catch up, but she was still left far behind...

……

At the edge of a dense forest, atop a cliff.

Lu Zuo stopped and looked down, only to see that Da'an Village was completely empty, with all the villagers having moved away.

Su Yanzhi had already reported this matter a few days ago.

But the villagers are only moving away temporarily.

The land and houses are all here; they can't go very far.

If I can't beat the Bone-Painting Demoness tonight, she will still catch up and kill me one by one.

After all, it would be too easy for martial arts masters to find ordinary people by following their footprints and scents.

bang bang bang...

Suddenly, a series of rapid collision sounds rang in his ears. Lu Zuo immediately looked in the direction of the sound and saw several figures flying around in the open space at the entrance of the village, being lifted into the air and then crashing heavily to the ground.

It was the Judge of Yin and Yang and the Soul-Reaping Ghost.

Standing in that open space was a woman dressed in a crimson dress, stunningly beautiful, full of charm, and mature and voluptuous.

As for Chu Yunlong, he stood before her, his forehead covered in blood, breathing heavily.

"Huff, huff..."

He raised his hand to wipe his forehead, frowning as he looked at the large, chipped sword in his hand: "Too strong..."

"The power of the Bone-Painting Demoness far exceeds expectations!"

"Even with the assistance of three martial artists of unknown origin, he was still defeated within a hundred moves!"

"well……."

"With her level of cultivation, whether that coward comes or not won't change anything!"

Lu Zuo looked around and sensed that the situation was not good.

Besides Chu Yunlong, there were two other martial artists lying unconscious on the ground.

This shows that in the time it took for us to arrive, they had already been completely defeated!

Their collaborative plan has also completely failed!

"Um?"

"Is Chu Yunlong gathering his strength?"

At this moment, Chu Yunlong's eyes narrowed slightly, his long hair danced wildly, his clothes fluttered without wind, and the veins on his hands gripping the knife bulged. A fierce and murderous aura emanated from his body.

The final move of the Trapped Formation Blade Technique!

There is no hope of survival!

Whoosh!

Chu Yunlong shot forward, creating a whistling sound, and charged forward with unstoppable momentum!

Even while still in mid-air, his arms were already waving around.

But then, the light of the blades flashed, and the energy of the blades burst forth. Countless blade shadows intertwined in the air, like a net covering the sky and the earth, enveloping the head of the Bone-Painting Demoness.

"Again?"

"I've seen plenty of fools, but I've never met one like you before, someone who knows he's no match yet doesn't run away."

The Enchantress of Bone Painting chuckled lightly, her slender feet lightly touching the ground. Instead of retreating, she advanced, disappearing into the myriad shadows of swords.

Her steps were light and her movements were unpredictable and swift. Sometimes she was on the left, sometimes on the right, sometimes forward, sometimes retreating, making her unpredictable and even impossible to clearly capture her figure.

All that could be seen was a blurry shadow, weaving through the net of blades.

Each time, he managed to avoid the blade perfectly.

The precision with which they grasped the situation was astonishing!

Bang!

In the blink of an eye, the Bone-Painting Demoness had already passed through thousands of blades and appeared in front of Chu Yunlong. A layer of blood-red light emanated from her palm and was imprinted on his chest!

Chu Yunlong felt a chilling force spreading throughout his body, bringing with it a bone-chilling cold.

At the same time, his body flew backward uncontrollably...

After walking for more than twenty feet, he finally fell with a thud in Da'an Village.

But Hua Gu Yao Ji frowned and looked at her left shoulder, where her clothes were torn, exposing her bare shoulder with a deep gash.

Not only her shoulder, but also the left breast of her clothes was stained with tiny drops of crimson blood.

"There is hope."

Chu Yunlong's strike just now was an extraordinary performance, inflicting some damage on Hua Gu Yao Ji.

In addition, after her fierce battle, she was exhausted and her vital energy was depleted.

It's entirely possible to win!

Even if you can't win, you can still escape!

"It's over!"

Seeing the last person fall to the Bone-Painting Demoness, the Soul-Reaper cried out in his heart, muttering to himself, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, you've really ruined me this time..."

"Wouldn't it be better to hide in the palace, in Jiankang?"

Why fight to the death with someone you know you can't win?

Judge Yang also sighed softly, "Alas..."

"I originally thought that even if we couldn't win, we would still have a chance to escape."

"But this enchantress is just too fast..."

"Young master, you not only killed us, you also killed yourself!"

Yin Pan Guan didn't speak, but tried to struggle and close the distance, attempting to warn Lu Zuo not to come any closer.

This is no match for us!

But he tried several times, and still couldn't stand up...

"I thought he was some kind of martial arts master?"

The Enchantress of Bone Sculpture swayed her hips and walked slowly towards Chu Yunlong, a charming smile playing on her lips: "So that's how it is..."

"They're just a few rats."

"but……"

"It seems like one of these mice is missing."

Where is he?

Previously, through reports from her subordinates, Hua Gu Yao Ji already knew that there was another young expert whose cultivation level was similar to Chu Yunlong's.

These people are far less capable than Chu Yunlong, and are definitely not another coward!

"Oh."

Chu Yunlong scoffed, "I don't know him, how would I know?"

The Bone-Painting Demoness frowned, pondered for a moment, then smiled again: "Never mind."

"He's nothing more than a rat; he's not worth my trouble."

"Your lives and the lives of the entire village are enough to serve as a warning to those so-called 'righteous people'."

The statement that they would definitely avenge the members of Huaguzhai was merely an attitude.

Tell those meddlesome fellows that anyone who tries to stop me from collecting human bones and improving my cultivation will pay a bloody price!

Whether she kills one more or one less, the Bone-Painting Demoness doesn't care.

She slowly raised her jade-like hand, her palm gathering crimson true energy, and smiled, "Your bones must be..."

The words were cut short before they were finished!

Suddenly, the Demoness of Bone Painting's eyes sharpened, and she retreated rapidly, landing ten feet away in the blink of an eye. Her eyes narrowed slightly, and her expression turned solemn.

Puff puff puff~~!

Almost at the same moment she retreated, several streaks of light poured down from the sky, striking the ground where she had stood, producing a series of muffled thuds.

Thump!

At the same time, a tall figure landed in the village, holding a long sword covered in cracks, gazing at the Bone-Painting Demoness.

"It's him?"

Upon seeing Lu Zuo, Chu Yunlong was immediately taken aback: "This coward... why is this guy back again?"

"Hurry up!"

"You're no match for her!"

"It's pointless to sacrifice ourselves, run!"

Although Chu Yunlong had hoped that Lu Zuo would stay and fight alongside him, his thoughts had changed after witnessing the true strength of the Bone-Painting Demoness.

Fortunately, Lu Zuo didn't stay, otherwise she would have just been given an extra skeleton for nothing.

did not expect……

This guy actually came back to die at this time?

The members of the Hundred Ghosts Sect also had a drastic change in expression.

What they acknowledge is not Lu Zuo's strength or status, but him as a person!

Naturally, no one wanted him to sacrifice himself in vain, to die needlessly.

"Young Master Chen, let's go!"

"The Bone-Painting Demoness's skill is far beyond what we initially imagined!"

"Run!"

The Bone-Painting Demoness glanced at Lu Zuo: "You must be the other rat, right?"

"Very well, that's exactly what I was thinking..."

Buzz!

A crisp buzzing sound interrupted her words.

Lu Zuo stomped his feet on the ground and shot out. The blade of his long sword shone with a deep blue light and trembled violently, emitting a series of buzzing sounds.

"If you're going to fight me, at least bring a decent weapon."

"He brought a broken knife... What?"

The blade shattered in mid-air, turning into thousands of sharp fragments that coiled around Lu Zuo's body.

chi chi chi...

He swung his right hand, holding the knife, downwards with a sudden jerk, sending fragments of sharp blades raining down, creating a dense, whistling sound.

"What kind of knife is this?" The Bone Demoness's expression changed drastically.

The innate true energy released by Lu Zuo after he made his move left Chu Yunlong speechless!

"First, is it congenital?"

He traveled all over the country, made friends from all walks of life, and met all sorts of strange and unusual people, but he had never met anyone as eccentric as Lu Zuo.

In just a few days, he has already entered the Innate Realm!

"He's clearly still a long way from reaching the Innate Realm!"

The last time I saw Lu Zuo, although he had already laid a good foundation, it would take at least two more years to take over the Kan and fill the Li trigrams.

Two years later, whether the attempt to "take Kan and fill Li" would be a success or a failure remained an unknown in Chu Yunlong's eyes.

"What kind of speed is that?"

He stared wide-eyed at Lu Zuo's figure, unable to help but gasp in surprise.

at the same time......

A sense of guilt welled up in his heart, and he raised his hand and slammed it hard on the ground!

"I never thought that I, Chu Yunlong, would have such a petty mind."

"You said you had unavoidable things to do, but I... sigh!"

On the battlefield, Lu Zuo's figure flew up and down, unpredictable, with countless broken blades changing shape, sometimes covering the surroundings, sometimes converging into one.

Meanwhile, the Bone-Painting Demoness relied on her speed and agility to retreat and dodge while looking for an opening to launch a counterattack!

The two exchanged blows, their figures flashing past each other, and in the blink of an eye, they had already exchanged more than twenty moves!

"This, this..."

The ghostly figure stared at Lu Zuo as if it had seen a ghost: "Is this still the young master?"

"How come you're already fighting the Enchantress of Bone Painting on equal terms in just a few days?"

"It's not a back-and-forth affair." Judge Yang shook his head. "Look closely, young master is currently holding a slight advantage..."

"He's advanced to the Innate Realm!"

To know someone's cultivation level, the only way is to judge by the true energy they display when they make a move.

However, the analysis of realms is an empirical science, which most people in the martial arts world do not understand.

For example, the vengeful ghost and the judge of the underworld.

Upon hearing that Lu Zuo had advanced to the Innate Realm, the two men's eyes widened even more.

"Really?"

"It's only been a few days?"

Judge Yang chuckled lightly: "Have you forgotten what happened last time?"

"Doesn't Su Yanzhi also think that the young master's cultivation level is average? If we join forces, we have a 70% chance of winning."

"But what was the result?"

Utter defeat!

The Death-Taking Ghost: "But martial arts cultivation requires gradual progress. How has Young Master achieved such astonishing transformations in such a short time?"

"Heh." Judge Yang chuckled. "Only Heaven knows."

"perhaps……"

"Maybe it's just a blessing in disguise."